Weather warning as 40mm of heavy rain forecast

Weather warning as 40mm of heavy rain forecast

After a wash-out weekend a weather warning has now been put in place with heavy rain affecting a large portion of the north west.

The Met Office has issued the yellow warning for rain between midnight tomorrow, Wednesday, and 12pm on Thursday.

A spokesman added: "Heavy rain is expected to affect the region throughout Wednesday only slowly easing during Thursday morning.

"Around 20 to 40 mm of rain could widely fall with 50 to 80mm possible over high ground and as much as 100mm in a few locations."

The Met Office warns spells of heavy and persistent rain have the potential to bring flooding and disruption to transport in places.

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